League

Ilfracombe Stadium
Spectators: 6946 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1946, VIP seats: 0) David Vila-Santa made the kick off and thus started the match. Holmfirth City's Toni Dos Santos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Holmfirth City from getting a goal against them. If Hortêncio Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saúl Moco's late challenge caught a Holmfirth City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saúl Moco helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Ilfracombe United's Saúl Moco got a free kick in the 12th minute. Carlos Montoia charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Montoia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Tiago Canales showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hortêncio Cunha in the 23rd minute of the match. Henrique Lando fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiago Canales having to interfere. When Holmfirth City's Henrique Lando in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ilfracombe United's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Hortêncio Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Holmfirth City's supporters rose to their feet, but Hortêncio Cunha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tiago Canales breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Tozé Varanda managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ilfracombe United's supporters rose to their feet, but Tozé Varanda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Toni Dos Santos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Toni Dos Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Vila-Santa in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hortêncio Cunha in the 39th minute of play forced Ilfracombe United's goalkeeper Tiago Canales to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tozé Varandas short, quick shot in the 41stth minute got Toni Dos Santos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Henrique Lando came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Holmfirth City fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Henrique Lando couldn't finish the play. If Hortêncio Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tiago Canales took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hortêncio Cunha , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Hortêncio Cunha made the kick off in the second half. The goalkeeper, Tiago Canales , was totally fooled by Holmfirth City's Saúl Godinho, who 54 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. If Henrique Lando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Toni Dos Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiago Canales having to interfere. David Vila-Santa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Holmfirth City's zone, David Vila-Santa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Toni Dos Santos came out of the goal and David Vila-Santa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Henrique Lando got free with Tiago Canales in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that David Vila-Santa 's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Toni Dos Santos was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers David Vila-Santa in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Toni Dos Santos saved Holmfirth City from getting behind. 84 minutes into the game, Hortêncio Cunha recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tiago Canales . Hortêncio Cunha showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. Toni Dos Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Vila-Santa in the 89th minute of the match. Tozé Varanda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toni Dos Santos having to interfere. The Holmfirth City players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.